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♪Memories of the past are always vivid♪

♪They accompanied me to take every step♪

♪On the road♪

♪Going through heat and cold♪

♪The bumpy journey has rendered my longing♪

♪Rock solid♪

♪The same moonlight shines on our shoulders♪

♪Even if we are far away separated♪

♪We are close in our hearts♪

♪The wind blew away the past♪

♪I look for your distant location on the starry night♪

♪In the ocean of faces♪

♪For you, my heart burns and races♪

♪Despite its turns and twists, fate is in my hands♪

♪May waiting convert regrets into a happy ending♪

♪May solitary figures find right companions♪

♪And become a pair♪

Time Flies and You Are Here

Episode 32

Life is like a dream. Nothing can be compared to being carefree.

Zhao Xiaoqian,

are you coveting the throne?

Your Highness, do you believe such an accusation?

Such insolence.

Such atrocity.

If he is spared,

it will only invite greater troubles.

Your Highness, I beg you to issue the order.

I beg Your Highness to execute this traitor.

Your Highness,

you mustn't hesitate.

Look at the state.

Your Highness mustn't allow it

to fall into the hands of a traitor who colluded with the enemy.

Chancellor Xu.

Your Highness.

I beg Your Highness to execute this traitor.

I beg Your Highness to execute this traitor.

- Please execute this traitor. - Brother.

Don't be afraid, Your Highness.

It will be fine.

Please issue the order, Your Highness.

Arrest this traitor immediately.

Yes.

Your Majesty.

The Crown Prince cannot fall.

I've raised the Crown Prince for many years.

He might not be my biological son,

but

didn't I raise him

like my own?

Back then,

I lost my own child.

Today,

if Zhao Xiaoqian ascends to the throne,

Xiaoze will not be spared.

I have come this far.

Please do not blame me for being ruthless.

Chancellor Xu, you,

and the Crown Prince

colluded for personal gains

and you colluded to commit malfeasance.

Did you really think that

I had no idea what you did

or I was unperturbed?

Is that so?

I just considered the fact that

you two are my wife and my son,

and the other one is the pillar of the imperial court.

I wanted to secure your dignity.

What's the matter?

I can tolerate it all.

Can't you be a little more patient?

Zhao Xiaoqian is coveting after the position of the Crown Prince.

I'm left with no choice.

Qiongniang.

You and I are joined in matrimony.

Did you think that

I would abandon you?

You're the Empress,

the mother of the nation.

You could've sustained your position for the rest of your life,

earned a great reputation,

and been praised by the generations to come.

Isn't that great?

Why did you get yourself involved

in the crimes of treason and corruption?

Yes.

I may be the Empress,

the mother of the nation,

but do you have any idea

how much suffering and anguish

come with that glory?

I lost my own child back then.

Zhao Xiaoqian

was the cause of my miscarriage,

and yet you forced me to treat him as my own son.

I came to this point

all because of you.

You may loathe me or condemn me all you want.

I'll accept it all.

The Crown Prince

is my only hope.

Back then, he wasn't the one responsible

for the loss of your child.

You're lying to me again!

Back then, the imperial physician claimed

that your pregnancy

was unstable since the beginning.

The child passed away before parturition.

You refused to believe it.

You harmed Xiaojie because of this.

Right now,

you're here to harm me.

Qiongniang.

I've always treated you with care and tolerance.

Did you know that

I've never intended to renounce the Crown Prince?

No matter how impressive Zhao Xiaoqian is,

he's not of my own flesh!

General,

the harem is a forbidden ground!

Get out of the way!

Do not move!

Hurry up!

Arrest this traitor immediately

and execute him on the spot!

Chancellor Xu, are you issuing

an edict on His Majesty's behalf?

Your Highness.

I have an appeal to make.

I request for the impeachment of the Grand Chancellor, Xu Huan.

He embezzled the military funds,

colluded with others for personal gains.

and accused faithful officers. He's a pest of the country!

All counts of allegations

are listed in the appeal.

The relevant evidences

are accounted for in the appeal as well.

Chancellor Xu, if you do not believe me,

should I recite the following counts to the entire court

of your exploitation and corruption in Jingdong and Jingxi Roads,

how you accused and framed the fellow officials,

and also,

how you embezzled the military funds of Baichuankou?

You traitor!

What a load of nonsense!

Whether they are utter nonsense,

you may not believe my claims,

but you should believe your old associate,

Li Guangwen.

Don't you think so?

Li Guangwen, your sinful servant, is here to greet Your Highness.

Long live the Crown Prince.

You...

I tried to rush over,

but I couldn't catch up.

I fought the war alongside you for years.

Put the blame on me.

In the past, you entered the Prince's Mansion

and the imperial palace with me.

We've been married for decades.

We've been through thick and thin.

At our old age,

you're forcing me to abdicate my throne.

Did I allow you to adopt Xiaoze

and make him the Crown Prince

only to

bring such woe upon myself?

Tell me.

Why did I crown you Empress?

Why did I make Xiaoze Crown Prince?

I did all those to grant you honour and authority,

and for you to share my burdens and govern the harem.

For the past bond and our affection,

I cosseted you.

I can't believe I've allowed you to come to this point.

It seems like

everything I did for you was a mistake.

Your Majesty.

For me to come this far,

it's all your fault.

It's all your fault.

It's all your fault!

How dare you point a dagger at me?

Come on.

Go ahead and stab me.

Stab me.

Stab me

and you'll be able to obtain everything you wanted!

Stab me!

I'm fine!

Guards!

Your Majesty.

Watch over her.

Help me get changed.

I'm attending the court meeting.

Such disrespect before the Crown Prince.

You accused the grand chancellor of the nation,

and connived with a criminal openly.

You've committed treason and heresy.

Zhao Xiaoqian.

For each claim you made, your execution

is a show of mercy.

Drag Li Guangwen away.

Do not move an inch!

Commandery Prince, if you refuse to abide,

I'm afraid this scholar

will be executed first.

Three years ago,

we went to Baichuankou

and joined the army under General Xu Zi.

Back then, I told you that

I, Zhong Ziyan, am willing to die for your sake.

Listen up, Zhao Xiaoqian!

It's the same today!

The War of Baichuankou

lasted for three years.

We were almost killed for many times.

Numerous brothers

were starved to death

on the battlefield due to the lack of provisions.

Li Guangwen.

I'm going to ask you again.

Do you

concede or not?

Back then, you said that

you'll have justice served

for the brothers who died at Baichuankou.

Hanchen,

today is the day.

Do not stop!

Send him away!

Hold on!

Commandery Prince,

you want to challenge me?

You have a long way to go.

However, I'm afraid

you ran out of time.

Guards,

behead this traitor at once!

Hanchen!

Hanchen!

Ziyan!

Ziyan.

You'll be fine.

You'll be fine.

You're going to be all right.

Don't worry.

Your Highness, you asked me

why I am so obsessed about

undertaking the imperial examinations?

Stop talking. Do not say a word.

Send for the imperial physician!

Send for the imperial physician!

Send for the imperial physician!

Send for the imperial physician!

Send for the imperial physician!

It's because injustice exists everywhere.

I'm

going to reclaim justice.

Today...

If I died here today,

I would be

considered a martyr,

isn't that right?

Hanchen.

Stop talking.

You're going to be fine.

I'm taking you to the Spring Exam.

I'm going to attend your Qionglin Banquet.

It's going to be all right.

Everything will be all right.

I'm not going.

I'm going to join our fellow brothers.

I recall

how cold the winter was back at Baichuankou.

You told me

to put on two layers of Armour.

The state must be prioritized.

Baichuankou must be prioritized.

Zhong Ziyan...

Ziyan.

Ziyan.

Ziyan!

Stop standing around. Hurry up and execute the traitor.

You...

Why are all of you

arresting me instead?

Archer of fifth camp, Qiu Da'er,

was enlisted for eight years.

He was shot to death by arrows in the fight at Gu City.

Deputy General Wang Zhi, canon fighter of third camp,

was enlisted for three years.

He died of illness.

Ruan Xiaoyi, military officer of eighth camp,

was enlisted for a year.

He died when guarding the city.

Qin Wei, foot solider of fourth camp,

was enlisted for 20 years.

In the fight at Cliff Liang, he resisted the enemy.

He was killed after being encircled by the army.

Huang Liu, scout of second camp,

safeguarded the escort of the last batch of provisions,

and he was shot dead by a fire arrow in his chest.

Military strategist of third camp, Zhong Ziyan,

was killed in the palace

for eliminating the evil grand chancellor.

Do these names

ring a bell to you, Chancellor Xu?

Because of your greed

for military funds and provisions,

all of them died in vain at Baichuankou!

When you fall asleep at night,

do they haunt you in your dream?

For the 10,000 lives lost,

today,

your debt will be paid!

I urge Your Highness

to investigate Xu Huan!

His Majesty has arrived!

Long live the Emperor!

Do I still exist as the Emperor?

Before the court,

things are getting out of hand.

You may all rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Li Guangwen, your sinful servant, the previous secretariat,

is here to greet Your Majesty.

Long live the Emperor.

Your Majesty,

I offer my life to impeach Chancellor Xu.

This confession has

recorded the evidences of Chancellor Xu's

attempts to control the court

and embezzle the state fund over the years.

Chancellor Xu is corrupted.

He colluded with others for personal gains.

He embezzled the military funds

and seized the state's possessions.

He's guilty of accusing the innocent.

Such allegations add up to a total of 146 crimes.

I seek Your Majesty to attend to this matter.

Slander!

Accusation!

Your Majesty.

Appeal

Appeal

Xu Huan

has served the court as an official for over thirty years.

As the grand chancellor,

what have you been doing over the years?

Did you really take me for a fool?

With respect to your position as an official of the court,

I chose to be lenient.

As a result, you committed such vile and unforgivable crimes.

Even only one of these claims

is enough to annihilate your entire clan!

Your Majesty.

I...

I confess to my crimes,

Your Majesty.

I deserve death.

I beg for Your Majesty's mercy

for the sake of my past contribution.

Arrest him.

Seal his property for investigation.

As for the associates involved,

none will be spared.

Grand Secretariat Qin,

you shall be in charge.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Take him away.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Arrest the criminals,

executed those who deserve death,

and do

everything that should be done.

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My heart aches, my Empress.

I'm aggrieved because my family twisted the truth

and lost moral sense.

My family colluded with others to bring me harm.

Should I place you under investigation

or let you go?

It's all my fault.

I was blinded by lust and greed.

I went astray.

However, Xiaoze is innocent.

He's still young.

He had no idea what's going on.

He was being used by me.

I'm willing to bear the consequences

for all the crimes.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

I'm not your biological mother.

I adopted you in the first place.

Today,

there's no need to put up an act of benevolence.

I'm accountable for my own actions.

I'll not implicate anyone.

Mother!

Shut up!

I'm not your mother!

Qiongniang,

we're husband and wife.

I'll not harm you.

You shall leave the imperial palace for cultivation at the temple

and reflect sincerely on your wrongdoings.

In this life,

we shall never meet again.

I

thank Your Majesty for your grace.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Get up.

I dare not.

Get up.

Let me ask you.

During the day at Zichen Palace,

why didn't you issue the order

to execute Zhao Xiaoqian?

He's my elder brother.

You knew that the Empress would be executed for her crimes.

Why did you address her

as your mother?

Her Highness is my mother!

My son.

Remember the decision you made today.

This

is known as benevolence.

Although you're weak,

I still value

the kindness and benevolence in your heart.

You must work harder

in order to

govern the people

with kindness and benevolence in the future.

Shenwu Gate

You won.

You've finally avenged your brother.

Are you satisfied?

Did you think that I returned

to avenge my brother?

Isn't that so?

Everything I did today

was for the Crown Prince's sake.

I did this to make sure I'm assisting a wise successor of the throne.

Even my brother

wouldn't want me

to return for revenge.

I returned

so that the people I love

may live in peace and prosperity.

Brother Hanchen,

do you see me as your rival

as everyone else are saying?

Do you seek to replace me

by killing me?

You're my little brother.

Under no circumstances

would I ever harm you.

How should I treat you then?

That's your decision to make.

You may view me as your subject,

your elder brother,

or an enemy.

Regardless what you think of me,

make sure it's the right decision.

What's the right decision?

One made without the influence of others.

Discern right from wrong for yourself.

Protect the righteous.

Punish the unruly and the evil.

That's the right decision.

I bid you farewell, Your Highness!

Long live the Crown Prince!

You may rise.

You may rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I've completed the task Your Majesty entrusted to me.

Chancellor Xu will be executed.

The Ministry of Justice has begun the investigation.

The associates involved in the imperial court

were all arrested.

Property of the remaining members will be confiscated for investigation.

You've finally achieved

what you wanted.

This isn't just what I wanted.

It's also what Your Majesty wanted.

A clean imperial court

where the corrupted are eliminated.

The people of the nation

will eulogize Your Majesty's brilliance

and thank Your Majesty for the immense grace.

Spare the flattery.

Do you know that, by doing this,

we have lost the grand chancellor.

More than half of the officials are involved.

The imperial court is finally clean,

but the talents within the court have withered as well.

Your Majesty may launch the imperial examinations to recruit talents.

With a clean imperial court,

talents will not go undiscovered.

What about you?

What do you seek?

I'd like to guard the borders at Baichuankou.

Don't you want the position of the Crown Prince?

A future without Chancellor Xu

implies the imperial court is safe from the corrupted.

I have faith that one day,

Xiaoze will be able to govern the nation on his own.

You're flattering

the Crown Prince as well.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Look at you.

I've never seen you concede,

brat.

You should stay.

Help me look after Xiaoze.

I'm not meant to be an official.

I'm used to brawls and fights.

I wouldn't be comfortable if I stayed anyway.

I'll head to Baichuankou

to defend the borders for you and Xiaoze

and secure peace for you.

However, before I leave, I have two favors to ask.

I seek Your Majesty's approval.

Speak.

I'd like to request for a title granted to

military strategist of third camp, Zhong Ziyan.

I request for a title to be given to his mother.

Granted.

What's the other request?

I have a concubine named Xie Xiaoman.

She's from Yuyangli Village, Wujiang Prefecture.

Her family is upright and kind.

After all that I've done,

I hope Your Majesty will no longer betroth anyone else to me.

I request for an imperial edict

to make Xie Xiaoman Commandery Princess Consort,

and allow her to return to Baichuankou with me

for the rest of our lives.

I'll be eternally grateful for your grace.

Your concubine, Xie Xiaoman?

Yes.

All right.

Granted.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

My son.

Have you

blamed me, your father, for all these?

I'm a subject

of yours.

I'm Your Majesty's servant.

I'll always be the Crown Prince's servant as well.

If that's the case,

from now on,

you'll no longer

call me father.

I, your servant,

shall excuse myself.

All shall heed.

My nephew,

Commandery Prince of Julu,

Grand Commandant, Imperial Grand Governor, Zhao Xiaoqian,

is kind and just.

He's proficient in both literature and martial arts.

His filial piety and respect

reach the heaven.

His undivided loyalty for the nation

exceeds the sun and the moon.

Besides being the Commander of the imperial court,

he shall be promoted as Grand Commandant of all four borders of Guanxi.

He shall be dispatched to the borders.

He shall depart tomorrow.

By exception, the degree holder of Jinshi, Zhong Ziyan,

showed great respect

and great loyalty.

His loyalty has touched the nation.

He shall be promoted as Prefect of Administration.

He shall be buried as a noble official of the court.

Daughter of Xie Family of Wujiang Prefecture

shall be promoted as Duchess of Wuguo,

and granted the title, Commandery Princess Consort of Julu.

The end.

Hanchen.

What are you doing here?

Are you missing Brother Xiaojie?

I'm missing you.

There is plenty of time for you to miss me.

Don't be impatient.

Do you regret

becoming my learning partner?

I'd never regret it.

Why?

Because you're Zhao Xiaoqian

and I'm Zhong Ziyan.

I, Zhong Ziyan, am willing to die for your sake.

You should hurry home.

Xiaoman is waiting for you.

In time to come,

I'll not be able to walk with you.

Till here.

My husband.

Let's go home.

The grave of Prefect of Administration of Song, Zhong Ziyan

Xingzhou,

we're leaving the capital.

Will you blame us?

Don't worry.

Xingzhou isn't a petty person.

Goodbye,

Xingzhou.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Let's go.

Qingtai Gate One year later, Wujiang Prefecture

Watch out.

I said that you're not allowed out here.

You're not allowed out here.

What are you talking about?

You insisted on coming outside.

What should we do

if you tire my eldest son out?

How annoying.

Watch your step.

Father. Mother.

Is there

anything that I could help?

Oh mine.

Forget it.

Take care of my grandchild.

That would be the greatest help.

That's right, Minggu.

We don't need your help.

Get some rest.

Watch her well.

Yes.

I asked her to stay in the room,

but she wouldn't listen.

She insisted on coming here to work.

Whose fault is it?

Whose fault is it?

It's all your fault.

I can barely straighten my back

or bend forward.

It's all your fault.

How is it my fault?

It's all

because of that brat inside of you.

Isn't that right?

I'll get him to apologize after he's delivered.

Yan Boyang, what are you talking about?

Okay, my fault.

I need to nourish my body.

Where's Hanchen?

Is he absent today?

He sprained his waist from excessive training

a few days ago.

He's recuperating in the barrack.

You're running late.

General Xu is going to reprimand you.

Of course.

A few days ago, General Xu said,

as the commander,

all I do is stay with you.

You should hurry up then.

I asked Shi Deng'er to apply leave for me.

I've trained them consecutively for seven to eight days.

Even a machine

needs to get some rest with his wife.

Sleep with me for a while.

I don't want to sleep with you.

Who's going to sleep with me if you're not going to?

Go ahead and run.

Listen to me.

Do not even think of leaving without sleeping with me.

Stop running.

Come here.

Stop running.

What's going on with your lady?

Whenever His Highness sees her,

he always is captivated.

What's going on with your Commandery Prince?

Whenever he sees my lady,

he wouldn't be able to walk.

Commandery Princess Consort sure is lucky.

In the next life,

if I was able to meet a man like His Highness,

I'll marry him at all cost.

Get over here!

Stand here.

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The end

♪Ask the moon whether it has seen♪

♪The other end of the earth♪

♪Your feelings fluctuate like the moon's wane and wax♪

♪Have they ever been the same?♪

♪Carried by misty clouds, the moon came into your eyes♪

♪As a substitute for me, it appeared♪

♪Cast our eyes over the bustling street♪

♪Don't shed tears when we part♪

♪Since our parting, I have been recalling your look♪

♪Every night, I miss you too much to sleep♪

♪In my heart, I stored our affectionate past♪

♪As time went by, it faded like smoke♪

♪In my ears, rings your old whisper♪

♪Every night, I look forward to meeting you again♪

♪On the day we brushed past each other♪

♪We got tied by a permanent bond♪

♪Since our parting, I have been recalling your look♪

♪Every night, I miss you too much to sleep♪

♪In my heart, I stored our affectionate past♪

♪As time went by, it faded like smoke♪

♪In my ears, rings your old whisper♪

♪Every night, I look forward to meeting you again♪

♪On the day we brushed past each other♪

♪We got tied by a permanent bond♪